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Friday, July 26, 2013

REDWOODS and CORAL REEFS by Jason Chin

Redwoods is a fascinating book about redwood trees. Includes really cool information about how they water themselves in the summer, how other plants and trees sometimes grow in a redwood, and about the tallest trees ever recorded.

Coral Reefs is a similar book about the animals and plants that live in and around coral reefs. It addresses camouflage and the food chain. In both books, a child finds the book, is transported into the setting to learn new things, and then that child leaves and another finds the book and it starts over again.

Non-fiction is getting a big push these days thanks to all the talk about Common Core standards. But some non-fiction is not very fun for kids to read. These two books are fun, interesting and make great additions to any classroom or library.

4 out of 5 stars for both
AR reading level for Redwoods is 5.6 and for Coral Reefs is 6.4

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I am a mom, a writer, a consultant, a bibliophile, an organizer, an optimist, an ENFJ, a Packer fan, a teacher.
I have a passion for books - especially books for children. When I read a book I love, I just have to tell other people about it so they can enjoy it, too.
I believe I am called and equipped to inspire others to self-discovery, encourage in others self-expression, foster in others a love of stories and story-telling.

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